2001 Denver Broncos season

American football team season December 2013 February 2026 Denver Broncos 2001 8–8 3rd AFC West Pat Bowlen Pat Bowlen Mike Shanahan Neal Dahlen and Mike Shanahan Gary Kubiak Ray Rhodes Invesco Field at Mile High Did not qualify WR Rod SmithTE Dwayne CarswellDT Trevor PryceILB Al WilsonCB Deltha O'NealK Jason ElamST Ian Gold Broncos seasons The 2001 season was the Denver Broncos' 32nd in the National Football League (NFL) and their 42nd overall. This was the Broncos' first year at the new Invesco Field at Mile High, replacing the old Mile High Stadium. The Broncos, heavily favored to be the AFC Super Bowl XXXVI representative, were aiming to head back to the Super Bowl for the first time in three years, and to win their third title in the Shanahan era. However, the season ended up as highly disappointing, as the team finished with an 8–8 record and missed the playoffs. The season was also a start of a multi-year investigation into the team cheating the salary cap during the 1996 season and both their Super Bowl-winning seasons.2016-02-14 Revisiting Denver's cap penalties from the 1990s https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/02/14/revisiting-denvers-cap-penalties-from-the-1990s/ 2023-03-18 ProFootballTalk en-US The team was stripped of their third-round pick in the 2002 draft, and received an initial fine of $968,000. It was also Terrell Davis' final season before various knee ailments forced him to retire in the 2002 preseason. Offseason NFL draft 2001 NFL draft 2001 Denver Broncos 1 24 Willie Middlebrooks Cornerback Minnesota yes no 2 51 Paul Toviessi Defensive end Marshall from Tampa Bay via Buffalo Pick51Ref#51: multiple trades: #51: Tampa Bay → Buffalo (D). see #14: Buffalo → Tampa Bay BuffaloDenverSwap#51: Buffalo → Denver (D). Buffalo traded this pick to Denver for second-round (#58) and fourth-round (#110) selections. "R2 -" yes no no 3 87 Reggie Hayward Defensive end Iowa State yes no 4 113 Ben Hamilton Guard Minnesota from Green Bay Pick113Ref#113: Green Bay → Denver (PD). Green Bay traded this selection to Denver in August 2000 in exchange for linebacker Nate Wayne.Significant Trades, 1957–2009 Green Bay Packers http://www0.nfl.packers.com/history/record_book/results_and_rosters/significant_trades/ November 5, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131109014718/http://www0.nfl.packers.com/history/record_book/results_and_rosters/significant_trades/ November 9, 2013 dead mdy-all "R4 -" yes yes no 4 120 Nick Harris Punter California no no 6 190 Kevin Kasper Wide receiver Iowa yes no no Draft notes source R2 - R4 - Staff 2001 Denver Broncos President and chief executive officer – Pat Bowlen General manager – Neal Dahlen Head coach/vice president of football operations – Mike Shanahan Assistant head coach/offensive line – Alex Gibbs Head coach's assistant – Zaven Yaralian Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Gary Kubiak Running backs – Bobby Turner Wide receivers – Karl Dorrell Tight ends – Brian Pariani Offensive line – Rick Dennison Offensive assistant – Pat McPherson Defensive coordinator – Ray Rhodes Defensive line – George Dyer Linebackers – Larry Coyer Defensive backs – Ron Milus Safeties – David Gibbs Defensive assistant – Steve Watson Pass rush specialist – John Teerlinck Special teams – Frank Bush Special teams assistant – Anthony Lynn Strength and conditioning – Rich Tuten Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Saporta Assistant strength and conditioning – Cedric Smith Roster 2001 Denver Broncos 53 8 5 14 Brian Griese  8 Todd Husak 17 Jarious Jackson 38 Mike Anderson running back 37 Tony Carter running back 21 KaRon Coleman 30 Terrell Davis 42 Detron Smith FB 84 Chris Cole wide receiver KR 82 Kevin Kasper y KR 85 Phil McGeoghan y 83 Scottie Montgomery 80 Rod Smith wide receiver 89 Dwayne Carswell 88 Desmond Clark 49 Matt Dominguez y 86 Patrick Hape 65 Cooper Carlisle T 63 David Diaz-Infante C/LS 64 Lennie Friedman G 50 Ben Hamilton y C/G 79 Steve Herndon G 78 Matt Lepsis T 67 Michael Moore offensive lineman G 66 Tom Nalen C 62 Dan Neil American football G 70 Trey Teague T 72 Brandon Winey y T 92 Bertrand Berry DE 98 Reggie Hayward y DE 90 Jerry Johnson defensive tackle DT 94 Leon Lett DE/DT 75 Chester McGlockton DT 93 Trevor Pryce DT 99 Montae Reagor DT 97 Keith Washington American football DE 55 Keith Burns American football player MLB 52 Ian Gold OLB 51 John Mobley OLB 53 Bill Romanowski OLB 56 Al Wilson MLB 54 Lee Woodall OLB 26 Eric Brown safety FS 48 George Coghill American football FS 25 Eric Davis American football CB 32 Delvin Hughley y SS 28 Kenoy Kennedy SS 23 Willie Middlebrooks y CB/S 24 Deltha O'Neal CB/PR 33 Jimmy Spencer American football CB 27 Denard Walker CB  1 Jason Elam K 16 Tom Rouen P 11 Steve Beuerlein QB IR 47 Darius Clark American football S IR 12 Gus Frerotte QB IR 22 Olandis Gary RB IR 29 Howard Griffith FB IR 87 Ed McCaffrey WR IR 95 Kavika Pittman DE IR 68 Paul Toviessi y DE IR 19 Ricky Hall American football WR 31 Kelly Herndon CB 39 Greg Brown safety y S 59 Donnie Spragan LB 73 Cyron Brown DT Regular season The Broncos opened the 2001 NFL season with a Monday Night Football win over the New York Giants on September 10, 2001, in their new stadium, Invesco Field at Mile High. Wide receiver Ed McCaffrey suffered a season-ending injury with a broken leg. The late game and location would serve a role in sparing at least two lives the following day during the September 11th attacks.Staff How Invesco Field at Mile High's first-ever game saved lives on 9/11 https://milehighsports.com/how-invesco-field-at-mile-highs-first-ever-game-saved-lives-on-9-11/ Mile High Sports 26 April 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200426172959/https://milehighsports.com/how-invesco-field-at-mile-highs-first-ever-game-saved-lives-on-9-11/ 26 April 2020 11 September 2018 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 10, 2001 New York Giants W 31–20 1–0 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,735 2DEN-IND The Broncos were originally scheduled to play the Indianapolis Colts during Week 2 of the original NFL schedule (September 16) at RCA Dome in Indianapolis. However, due to the September 11 attacks, the game was rescheduled to Week 17. September 23 at Arizona Cardinals W 38–17 2–0 Sun Devil Stadium 50,913 3 September 30 Baltimore Ravens L 13–20 2–1 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,082 4 October 7 Kansas City Chiefs W 20–6 3–1 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,037 5 October 14 at Seattle Seahawks L 21–34 3–2 Husky Stadium 61,837 6 October 21 at San Diego Chargers L 10–27 3–3 Qualcomm Stadium 67,521 7 October 28 New England Patriots W 31–20 4–3 Invesco Field at Mile High 74,750 8 November 5, 2001 at Oakland Raiders L 28–38 4–4 Network Associates Coliseum 62,637 9 November 11 San Diego Chargers W 26–16 5–4 Invesco Field at Mile High 74,951 10 November 18 Washington Redskins L 10–17 5–5 Invesco Field at Mile High 74,622 11 November 22 at Dallas Cowboys W 26–24 6–5 Texas Stadium 64,104 12 December 2 at Miami Dolphins L 10–21 6–6 Pro Player Stadium 73,938 13 December 9 Seattle Seahawks W 20–7 7–6 Invesco Field at Mile High 74,524 14 December 16 at Kansas City Chiefs L 23–26 (OT) 7–7 Arrowhead Stadium 77,778 15 Bye 16 December 30 Oakland Raiders W 23–17 8–7 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,582 17DEN-IND January 6 at Indianapolis Colts L 10–29 8–8 RCA Dome 56,192 Game summaries Week 4: vs Kansas City Chiefs Denver Broncos 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary October 7 2:05 p.m. MDT Chiefs 0 6 0 0 Broncos 7 3 3 7 Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado 75,037 Mostly cloudy, 74 F C Mike Carey CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein Recap, Game Book First quarter DEN – Mike Anderson 62-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 5:49. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:10. Second quarter KC – Todd Peterson 23-yard field goal, 10:54. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 3:50. DEN – Jason Elam 48-yard field goal, 5:05. Broncos 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 5:49. KC – Todd Peterson 35-yard field goal, 1:18. Broncos 10–6. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 3:47. Third quarter DEN – Jason Elam 24-yard field goal, 3:04. Broncos 13–6. Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 8:17. Fourth quarter DEN – Rod Smith 4-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 8:11. Broncos 20–6. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:05. Top passers KC – Trent Green – 25/40, 283 yards, 4 INT DEN – Brian Griese – 11/20, 121 yards, TD, INT Top rushers KC – Priest Holmes – 17 rushes, 42 yards DEN – Mike Anderson – 22 rushes, 155 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Tony Gonzalez – 8 receptions, 129 yards DEN – Rod Smith – 8 receptions, 110 yards, TD Week 6: at San Diego Chargers Denver Broncos 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 21 1:05 p.m. PDT Broncos 0 7 3 0 Chargers 7 6 7 7 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 67,521 Clear, 66 F C Bill Leavy CBS Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms and Armen Keteyian Box score, Game Book First quarter SDG - Ronney Jenkins 88-yard kickoff return (Wade Richey kick), 14:43. Chargers 7–0. Second quarter SDG – Wade Richey 21-yard field goal, 6:35. Chargers 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:27. SDG – Wade Richey 51-yard field goal, 2:20. Chargers 13–0. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 1:41. DEN – Desmond Clark 6-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 0:41. Chargers 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 1:39. Third quarter DEN – Jason Elam 45-yard field goal, 8:49. Chargers 13–10. Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 6:11. SDG – Jeff Graham 17-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Wade Richey kick), 2:17. Chargers 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 2:01. Fourth quarter SDG – Jeff Graham 20-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Wade Richey kick), 8:36. Chargers 27–10. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:16. Top passers DEN – Brian Griese – 26/41, 212 yards, TD, 2 INT SDG – Doug Flutie – 21/32, 280 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers DEN – Mike Anderson – 11 rushes, 50 yards SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 25 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers DEN – Rod Smith – 9 receptions, 86 yards SDG – Jeff Graham – 7 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD Week 7: vs New England Patriots Denver Broncos 2001 2;text-align:center; Week 7: New England Patriots at Denver Broncos – Game summary autocollapse October 28 12:15 p.m. MST/2:15 p.m. EST Patriots 10 7 3 0 Broncos 7 3 14 7 Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado 74,750 Sunny, 72 F C Walt Coleman CBS Don Criqui & Steve Tasker First quarter NE – Adam Vinatieri 24-yard field goal, 9:06. Patriots 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:54. NE – David Patten 30-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 4:57. Patriots 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 2:01. DEN – Mike Anderson 8-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 0:57. Patriots 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:00. Second quarter DEN – Jason Elam 50-yard field goal, 4:03. Tied 10–10. Drive: 17 plays, 66 yards, 8:40. NE – Troy Brown 5-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:21. Patriots 17–10. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 0:49. Third quarter NE – Adam Vinatieri 44-yard field goal, 10:59. Patriots 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, −2 yards, 2:39. DEN – Rod Smith 65-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 10:35. Patriots 20–17. Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:24. DEN – Dwayne Carswell 6-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 3:35. Broncos 24–20. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:10. Fourth quarter DEN – Denard Walker 39-yard interception return (Jason Elam kick), 2:24. Broncos 31–20. Top passers NE – Tom Brady – 25/38, 203 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT DEN – Brian Griese – 19/30, 283 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers NE – Antowain Smith – 12 rushes, 56 yards DEN – Mike Anderson – 14 rushes, 40 yards, TD Top receivers NE – Troy Brown – 9 receptions, 86 yards, TD DEN – Rod Smith – 6 receptions, 159 yards, TD Week 9: vs San Diego Chargers Denver Broncos 2001 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos – Game summary November 11 2:05 p.m. MST Chargers 0 0 3 13 Broncos 3 17 6 0 Invesco Field, Denver, Colorado 74,951 Partly Sunny, 62 F C Bill Carollo CBS Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf and Bonnie Bernstein Box score, Game Book First quarter DEN – Jason Elam 25-yard field goal, 6:35. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 6:38. Second quarter DEN – Jason Elam 29-yard field goal, 8:02. Broncos 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:10. DEN – Desmond Clark 18-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 1:07. Broncos 13–0. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:26. DEN – Dwayne Carswell 3-yard pass from Brian Griese (Jason Elam kick), 0:28. Broncos 20–0. Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:04. Third quarter DEN – Jason Elam 26-yard field goal, 11:54. Broncos 23–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:26. SDG – Wade Richey 29-yard field goal, 9:42. Broncos 23–3. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 2:12. DEN – Jason Elam 33-yard field goal, 5:38. Broncos 26–3. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 4:04. Fourth quarter SDG – Curtis Conway 72-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Wade Richey kick), 14:50. Broncos 26–10. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:58. SDG – Raylee Johnson 45-yard fumble return (run failed), 10:57. Broncos 26–16. Top passers SDG – Doug Flutie – 12/31, 165 yards, TD, 4 INT DEN – Brian Griese – 21/31, 224 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SDG – LaDainian Tomlinson – 14 rushes, 75 yards DEN – Terrell Davis – 33 rushes, 83 yards Top receivers SDG – Curtis Conway – 3 receptions, 111 yards, TD DEN – Rod Smith – 5 receptions, 74 yards Week 11: at Dallas Cowboys Denver Broncos 1977 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 11: Denver Broncos at Dallas Cowboys November 22, 2001 2:15 p.m. MST/3:15 p.m. CST Broncos 3 14 6 3 Cowboys 3 0 0 21 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 64,104 Overcast, 72 F C CBS Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms and Armen Keteyian First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers DEN – Brian Griese – 17/29, 171 yards, TD, INT DAL – Ryan Leaf – 16/32, 193 yards Top rushers DEN – Mike Anderson – 33 rushes, 118 yards, TD DAL – Troy Hambrick – 5 rushes, 17 yards Top receivers DEN – Rod Smith – 7 receptions, 81 yards DAL – Joey Galloway – 6 receptions, 64 yards Standings Notes References Broncos on Pro Football Reference Broncos Schedule on jt-sw.com Denver Broncos Category:Denver Broncos seasons Denver Broncos Category:Long stubs with short prose